You will buy 8800GTX/GTS or wait for 8900/8600 Series?

[HamidFULL]

I am very sad! 5 Month ago I spend 570$ and bought 7900GTX but today 7900GTX killed by 8800GTX 3Dmark06 result :
7900GTX : 6100
8800GTX : 14000
when 8800GTX will die? waitng for 8900GTX/GX2 or forget it and buy 8800GTX?

[perkam]

RV6xx ... but thats just me...

Get 8800GTS if you find GTX hard on the wallet.

Perkam

[Shpoon]

RV6xx ... but thats just me...

Get 8800GTS if you find GTX hard on the wallet.

Perkam

Looking at the current benchmarks based obviously on underdeveloped drivers, the GTS isn't much better than the 7900GTX...so I might even say buy a 7900GT and volt mod it...

(prices depending of course).

[perkam]

Looking at the current benchmarks based obviously on underdeveloped drivers, the GTS isn't much better than the 7900GTX...so I might even say buy a 7900GT and volt mod it...

(prices depending of course).

lol...ok...then go buy your 7900GTX...or tell the thread starter to do so...but make sure to give him your name and address, so that then when it comes out and the threadstarter sees the numbers of a properly clocked GTS, he can send you some nice things in the mail

Perkam

[Shpoon]

lol...ok...then go buy your 7900GTX...or tell the thread starter to do so...but make sure to give him your name and address, so that then when it comes out and the threadstarter sees the numbers of a properly clocked GTS, he can send you some nice things in the mail

Perkam

Don't be an ass because I'm not jumping on the "G80 r 1337" train.

Looking at the current benchmarks based obviously on underdeveloped drivers

I understand that it'll get better; hell, I admitted it. That's why I said one might buy a 7900GT(X).

At this point, the GTS looks horrible...it's more of a 7975 really

The GTX on the other hand...however at this moment the GTX and GTS cost more than my Conroe by a hefty margin. I'm saying wait until a)games/apps support DX10, and b)wait for a better price.

Just my 2 cents.

(Oh ya, and my comment wasn't directed at the OP who HAS a 7900GTX, so I'd gladly give him my address. Only people with no opinions would blindly follow a forum suggestion *cough PSU of the month (K, that was just a low blow ) without weighing their options themselves).

[perkam]

Don't be an ass because I'm not jumping on the "G80 r 1337" train.



I understand that it'll get better; hell, I admitted it. That's why I said one might buy a 7900GT(X).

At this point, the GTS looks horrible...it's more of a 7975 really

The GTX on the other hand...however at this moment the GTX and GTS cost more than my Conroe by a hefty margin. I'm saying wait until a)games/apps support DX10, and b)wait for a better price.

Just my 2 cents.

Pls don't be offended by my persistence at decrying the assumptions of the untrained eye.

Wait and see before calling an 8800GTS a 7975...No single 7900GTX can get 20k in 05 on air...this is nex gen architecture we're talking about.

i don't give a rat's a** about whether you're jumping on the g80 bandwagon or not...just don't bash something and force the threadstarter to make the wrong decision because you have little idea of how big of an evolution the 8800 series is.

Marko, its $449 and a helluva deal...not $1000. Plus at $449, if well oced it can beat x1900s and 7900s in sli.

Perkam

[NickS]

RV6xx ... but thats just me...

Get 8800GTS if you find GTX hard on the wallet.

Perkam

The day perkam buys a good VGA is the day I stop buying PC parts.

(And no Perkam, that day isn't coming any time soon )

[kiwi]

8900gt/gto @ 1.2V

[***Deimos***]

8900gt/gto @ 1.2V

???

what's that supposed to mean?

8900 = 65nm? (it would cut die size in half, amongst other things)

BTW: what is the voltage that GTX/GTS run (considering its still the same TSMC 90nm and GTS OC is hitting like 600Mhz+, I'd imagine around 1.3V)

[perkam]

The day perkam buys a good VGA is the day I stop buying PC parts.

(And no Perkam, that day isn't coming any time soon )

Those days have come and gone by...i can't upgrade the vga with a celeron as a cpu...its always what has held me back...if i upgrade i'd have to upgrade both.

Hopefully a pentium e will solve the cpu problem later this year (already have a conroe-compatible mobo) and the 8600GT/RV630XT will come out in late q2 2k7. I just don't wanna buy anything lower than unified shader after seeing 8800 performance.

Yields on single card oc are remarkable...and the OCs are SO dang smooth. Half the performance of oced GTS is more than a single 7900GTX...and thats $250 right there (Half of $499)

Perkam

[fhpchris]

Those days have come and gone by...i can't upgrade the vga with a celeron as a cpu...its always what has held me back...if i upgrade i'd have to upgrade both.

Hopefully a pentium e will solve the cpu problem later this year (already have a conroe-compatible mobo) and the 8600GT/RV630XT will come out in late q2 2k7. I just don't wanna buy anything lower than unified shader after seeing 8800 performance.

Yields on single card oc are remarkable...and the OCs are SO dang smooth. Half the performance of oced GTS is more than a single 7900GTX...and thats $250 right there (Half of $499)

Perkam

um.. pentium e?

Personally, if you are using hardware that old, I fail to see why you need anything more than a x1900 or 7900gto/gtx.

I installed my 187$ sealed 7900GTX(real GTX, not GTO ) in my Yonah this weekend, and I LOVE IT (you guys thought the 149$ X1900 AIW was a deal LOL!)

Clearly your not playing FEAR or Oblivion with what you have, why do you even need 8800/R600? Nick is still using an X800 right now!

Get one of these 327$ newegg Xeon 3060s

[Rattle]

i'll probably buy a 8800 then go to the new ati offering

[BobyTT]

i'll probably buy a 8800 then go to the new ati offering

That's what i am gonna do!

[phelan1777]

I took the plunge and bought a GTS, moving from a 7900GTX.

[BlaqMale]

got a 7950gx2 right now that i haven't even used yet. i think i'll use this till either the r600 refresh or the nvidia refresh. got my 21' crt that does 2046x1536 so i'm gonna want some power.

[kemo]

I am waiting for something nice that costs 300-350$
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[Serra]

Chances are I'll do what I did with ATI's X8xx and Nvidia' 7-series - wait until it's almost dead and buy a GTO that unlocks/overclocks to the fullest potential of their highest-end device for less than half the price of buying the card new and getting an oversized, quieter stock cooler at the same time.

[stevecs]

I plan on buying the 8800GTX when it comes out but only one of them to replace it with two 8900GTXes when they come out in march-ish.

[markopoleo]

You have to have a mental disorder if you use these cards in SLI..or even consider it.

[palese]

You have to have a mental disorder if you use these cards in SLI..or even consider it.

Why

[stevecs]

You have to have a mental disorder if you use these cards in SLI..or even consider it.

Nope, but a 30" 2560x1600 display is a good start to want 2 cards.

[markopoleo]

Nope, but a 30" 2560x1600 display is a good start to want 2 cards.

Yes cause you need to speed over $1000 for latest tech to get that..

[phelan1777]

wow I can smell high blood pressure all because of sketchy numbers and the good ole rumor mill cranking once again..............why not just wait for the cards to be put on the market and in about a week or two see what credible ####s are produced and shared so then the rest of us can choose to make a buy based on affordable prices vs real world performance?

Why is there always a testosterone driven feeding frenzy over rumors and preliminary numbers?

[Haltech]

DX10 will be purchased by me when they decide to get their asses in gear and lower the power consumption. ATI or NV, i dont care but i refuse to install a 800-1000 watt psu.

[Dutch Schultz]

Anyone think the 8800 GTX will fit in my Antec P180?